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Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride

Release
1986

Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride was a very popular Vancouver jazz fusion ensemble in the mid 1980s, made up of Tom Colclough, Michael Creber, Ian Putz, Norm Fisher, Dane DeViller and Daryl Bennett and sometimes Bill Sample. They performed at Expo 86 and competed that year at the Montreal Jazz Festival, playing mostly original material. Bill Sample was the Toad’s keyboard player at the festival.

Although no studio recordings of Mr. Toad were published, Tom has kept some analogue tapes of live performances, mostly made at their Expo 86 appearance or the Sheraton Landmark. Paul Hood was the sound technician. Tom is currently transferring them to CD and mounting them on YouTube. Click the YouTube photo below to connect to Tom’s Toad Channel.

Here is one of the Toad tunes you’ll find there: Your Back Yard, written by Tom Colclough. Solos by Tom Colclough (alto sax) and Norm Fisher (bass).

Alternatively, you may find some Toad tunes on the playlist at the bottom of this webpage.

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About Tom

A musician of rare versatility who can play saxophone, clarinet, and flute in genres ranging from classical to klezmer to rock, Tom has performed around the world. In the early 1980s he became a local favourite in the jazz, pop and blues scene in his hometown of Vancouver. More recently, Tom’s career has focussed on touring internationally with numerous Broadway musicals, although he would return home for several weeks at time for cherished stage shows. Throughout it all, he has been a sought-after studio musician.

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  1. Starbright (Toad, written by Tom Colclough) Tom Colclough 11:10
  2. Brand New Smile (Toad; written by Michael Creber) 7:09
  3. Count on It (Toad version) Tom Colclough 9:42
  4. Someone I Knew (Toad) Tom Colclough 10:12
  5. Wonderland (Heading Home) Tom Colclough 5:36
  6. Sing, Sing, Sing (Forever Swing) 3:50
  7. Father Says Son (Heading Home) Tom Colclough 4:29
  8. Count On It (Heading Home) Tom Colclough 6:06
  9. Your Back Yard (Heading Home) Tom Colclough 6:42
  10. Heading Home (Heading Home) Tom Colclough 3:56
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